Seminole Canyon State Park

Late afternoon found us south of Langtry, Tx on highway 90.  I had googled a few parks in this area and Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic site filled the bill for an overnight stop.

The campground is on high ground only about a half mile from the highway, with a commanding view all around.  It is about 1.5 miles from the border, so Border Patrol activity is high.  There is a $3./person entry fee and camping rates are $12 for an unserviced site and $17 for one with electric and water.  There is an RV dump on site, and showers.

They offer a guided tour into the canyon twice a day for $5.

Historic bake oven from the railroad construction days.

I expected I might stay longer than one night, but it got windy during the day in my mostly exposed site and I had scouted out many of the areas in nearby Amistad National Recreation Area – where dry camping is $4./night!

So far, Hailey is really enjoying Texas – or at least she has been enjoying the Texas map!

The park is also near the Pecos River, which is just to the north of the campground.

One of at least five campgrounds in the National rec area.

You can see that this used to be the road straight through till the reservoir was flooded.

Herd of domestic goats in the area.                       Bridges over the reservoir.  

I expect to be in the Amistad area for a few days while I check out the sights!